Cemi Jade Weatherford

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2023

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“The Bugbear” by Cemi Jade Weatherford

Submitted to Contest #220

I don't know why I thought it would have been a good idea to take the long way home. Especially this time of the year. Monsoon season. The man on the news said today's forecast was sunny, but partially clouded. As usual, he was wrong. Sometimes I don't know why they even bother trying to predict the weather when they're rarely ever right.I suppose it would have been smart to bring an umbrella along just in case, but much like me, I never think too far ahead. So, I began my walk home from school. There was a path that I like to take home that...

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“Opening Night” by Cemi Jade Weatherford

Submitted to Contest #219

There has never been any kind of comfort here, yet it is my home. All I have ever known. Thick iron bars, cold stone. Sometimes I have wondered if I am not actually here. But some days, I know that I am. If pain is any indication of realness. Light is nothing but a vacancy. My eyes have long since adjusted. I think I was born here, but to whom, I have no idea. I've never left the cell. Never wanted to either. For the things I have heard from further within . . . Beasts. I know that's what they are. Their growling, clawing the stones. C...

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Author bio

Former Tattoo artist and a fiend for a good story. Always interested in writing or reading a good sci/fi or fantasy.